What are some good incentives for my host's guest list?

[naekelsey]

Trying a new way of sending out invites, I am going to do it for the hosts. My host has just sent me 42 names and emails. I told her with 30 names she would recv a prize, then for every 10 after that she would recv another prize.

Now I am at a loss as to what the gift(s) should be!!! Any suggestions?

Then, with just email addy's, how do I make sure the emails do not go to there junk box??? I do not have a way to call them to see if they recvd the email or to even snail mail them to ck..

This is the email I sent my host regarding her list of guests, do you think I should change anything? It seems "choppy" to me....

Send me Names, home address's, email address' and phone numbers for
each person you want to invite. With 30 names I will give you prize,
with each 10 names after that you can recv another prize.

(Some people think, I only have room to seat about 6 people so I will
just invite 10...Then ONLY 2 people show up. If this is a concern of
yours, please don't worry!! It is normal for 1/3 of people invited to
show up. So the more names the more the % goes up)


This can be anyone across the us. I will do the rest of sending
invites, cking to make sure they recvd them, and then reminding them
when the time comes.

Again, I will send you extra invites for people you see at school,
grocery store, neighbors you forgot and etc.

 

[mistym]

Hey, I am starting this is May, try to find a thread that is a Poll about invites. For some reason I cannot post my files but I got them from there....infact...here ya go...


http://www.chefsuccess.com/showthread.php?t=19124


Hope this helps

m

 

[pamperedalf]

I have a basket that has little odds & ends, and let them choose their gifts out of there. I give a gift for 40 names & if they have the guest list to me by a certain date. This works really well for me & no one has complained about what they are given.

 

[KellyTheChef]

I have started telling them that I mail out the invitations, but in order for ME to pay the postage, they must give me at least 35 names. Less than 35 names = THEY PAY POSTAGE. (They will reimburse me when we close their show...I am also starting to purchase ingredients, so they will be reimbursing me for the ingredients as well.)

 

[vangogirl]

This is the email I send after they book.

 

[naekelsey]

Thanks for the ideas. For those of you who do mail out the invites, what do you do when you just have a name and email addy? I am really affraid they are going to go to there junk box!!!

Thanks

 

[dwyerkim]

Just my opinion, but if you are going to do an incentive for # invited, I would only give it if an invitation is mailed. You're right, you have no clue if those emails are even read. Frankly I would rather pay 24 cents and KNOW that it was mailed than send it for free and have to guess. I am in the process of switching over to what Kelly described--purchasing the groceries and having host pay me up front for the cost, and mailing out invites myself--with me paying if there are 40+ names, host paying me back postage or providing it if there are fewer. If there are fewer than 20 being invited that will be a serious red flag for me. I'm just tired of getting excited for a show that either falls apart at the last minute or has only a couple people present.

 

[dwyerkim]

This is the email I send after they book.

Jennifer, do you basically email a host packet--do you have the show planner as an attachment that you send? And I take it from your letter that you just attached the OOF rather than mail paper copies? That could cut down on a lot of postage and copying expense. Would you mind sharing how you do your host packet? Thanks!

 

[vangogirl]

My host packets are very general. There are no monthly specials or outside order forms. I put in 2 catalogs, a 'your life your way', its show time planner, guest list in a flash, and the 2 flyers I've attached. I also put in my business card magnet and load it with stickers. I give this to them when they book and go over the details of it. I tell them that they are going to receive 2 e mails from me within the next day or two. One from my personal e mail (the one I attached in my previous post) that includes attached OOF and monthly specials. I usually also attach the 'do you love a bargain' to incourage them to get bookings from the outside orders. They also receive and e mail from my website. It has saved so much ink because I'm not always printing things that I won't be able to use the next month. I follow the same procedure for catalog shows, I just don't have a actual pre-written e mail I send them.

 

[PCGINA]

Thanks for the ideas. For those of you who do mail out the invites, what do you do when you just have a name and email addy? I am really affraid they are going to go to there junk box!!!

Thanks

When I email invites, I cc the host so she knows who I sent it to as well...

 

[ivykeep]

I also mailed my host a copy of the postcard invite (did my first show mailing this week) -- that way she knows when her guests can expect to receive theirs and what they look like and say since I mailed hers at the same time as everyone elses.